Getting through everyday campus life well: diversity-sensitive, inclusive, prejudice- and privilege-conscious
Course start: 1. אוקטובר 2024
Getting through everyday campus life well: diversity-sensitive, inclusive, prejudice- and privilege-conscious
- Christina Fischer-Lessiak
- Lisa Scheer
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Course start: 1. אוקטובר 2024
Getting through everyday campus life well: diversity-sensitive, inclusive, prejudice- and privilege-conscious
- Christina Fischer-Lessiak
- Lisa Scheer
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Scope: 9 units
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Effort: 2 hours/unit
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Course start: 1. אוקטובר 2024
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Course end: -
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Current status: Ongoing course
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Current participants: 714
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Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Available languages:
Course details
Content overview
Course content
Everyday life in higher education is experienced very differently by employees and students. Many can realize their potential, feel supported and appropriately challenged. Some feel that their needs are not taken seriously or even overburdened. This has to do with disadvantages and privileges, with advantages and prejudices that are as much a part of everyday higher education life as diversity.
In this MOOC, the diversity of experiences in everyday (higher education) life is made visible. The content of the lessons enables participants to engage with power relations such as sexism, racism, classism etc., both on a personal and academic level. Suggestions are offered for a more sensitive perception and for reflecting on one's own position within existing power relations. In the nine lessons of the MOOC, possible challenges that have to do with gender, race, class, disability, religion, etc. are highlighted. Explanations of all that happens in higher education institutions are given as well as suggestions for inclusive, bias- and discrimination-free interactions and collaboration. These suggestions are also for life outside the university usable.
Learning goals
The aim of the course is to address power relations and discrimination (sexism, racism, ageism, rejectionism, classism ...) encountered in everyday study and work and to explain them using examples. The content encourages observation and reflection, supports the development of knowledge and contains suggestions for acting more inclusive in everyday higher education.
After completing this course
- you will have expanded your understanding of common terms and contexts,
- you will be able to recognize power relations and discrimination by means of examples and perceive them better in everyday life,
- you will be able to find intersections between power relations,
- you will have sharpened your awareness of prejudice and discrimination,
- you will be able to recognize how and when you are in a privileged or marginalized position,
- you will be able to act in a more diversity-sensitive manner and with greater solidarity in everyday university life.
Prerequisites
None
Course schedule
The course includes nine lessons:
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Gender, sexism, sexual discrimination and violence
- Lesson 3: Beyond heteronormativity
- Lesson 4: Racism and Critical Whiteness
- Lesson 5: Antimuslim racism and antisemitism
- Lesson 6: Classism and habitus sensitivity
- Lesson 7: Disability, mental health, and digital barrierism
- Lesson 8: Ageism
- Lesson 9: Conclusion
Each lesson includes at least two videos covering important aspects of each topic. You will also find additional resources and voluntary assignments in each lesson to support your learning and reflection process. Likewise, you will receive recommended reading on all topics and conclude each lesson with a multiple-choice quiz.
Certificate
For actively participating in the course you will receive an automatic certificate which includes your username, the course name as well as the completed lessons. We want to point out that this certificate merely confirms that the user answered at least 75% of the self-assessment questions correctly.
You will also receive a badge for each individual lesson completed.
NOTE:
The MOOC is open to the public and free of charge, but it is also part of the course "Diversity, inclusion, prejudice and privilege in education and everyday life" (course number ETD.01015UB) at the University of Graz. In order to take the course, you need to register for it in UNIGRAZonline.
Licence
This work by Lisa Scheer is licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Additional content
We thank the experts and creators of the videos, which we did not produce ourselves but incorporated from other MOOCs.
Course instructor
Christina Fischer-Lessiak
Christina Fischer-Lessiak works at the Coordination Centre for Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities at the University of Graz with a focus on continuing education.
Lisa Scheer
Lisa Scheer worked at the Coordination Centre for Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities at the University of Graz and was responsible, among other things, for the AntiBias Circle, which is primarily responsible for the MOOC.
Experts:
Dr.in Simone Adams, Zentrum für digitales Lehren und Lernen, Universität Graz, Jessica Braunegger, BA, Masterstudentin der Interdisziplinären Geschlechterstudien, Universität Graz, Christina Cortolezis, B.A., Masterstudentin der Interdisziplinären Geschlechterstudien, Universität Graz, Parmida Dianat, BA, Masterstudentin der Europäischen Ethnologie, Universität Graz, Manuel Feldbaumer, MEd BEd BA, Zentrum für digitales Lehren und Lernen, Universität Graz, Christina Fischer-Lessiak, BA. MA., Koordinationsstelle für Geschlechterstudien und Gleichstellung, Universität Graz, Mag. Gregor Fischer-Lessiak, Europäisches Trainings- und Forschungszentrum für Menschenrechte und Demokratie der Universität Graz (UNI-ETC), Susanne Gartler, Bachelorstudentin Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Magdalena Laura Halb, Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfrage, Universität Graz, Lukas Georg Hartleb, BA. MA., Schreibzentrum, Lehr- und Studienservices, Universität Graz, Dr.in Barbara Hey, MBA, Koordinationsstelle für Geschlechterstudien und Gleichstellung, Universität Graz, Diana Holler, BA, Masterstudentin der Global Studies, Universität Graz, Victoria Hubner, Bachelorstudentin Philosophie und Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Mag.a Johanna Kerschbaumer, Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfrage, Universität Graz, Susanne Kink-Hampersberger, MA, Institut für Educational Governance, Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark, Špela Kisilak, BA, Masterstudentin der Interdisziplinären Geschlechterstudien, Universität Graz, Thomas Klebinder, Bachelorstudent Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Assoz. Prof.in Dr.in Ulla Kriebernegg, Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Alterns- und Care-Forschung, Universität Graz, Timna Kriechbaum, Bachelorstudentin Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerald Lamprecht, Centrum für Jüdische Studien, Universität Graz, Mag.a Ruth Lauppert-Scholz, MA MEd, Granatapfel Kulturvermittlung, Prof.in Mag.a Barbara Levc, Lehrende für Inklusion an der PH Steiermark, Zentrum Integriert Studieren Universität Graz und PH Steiermark, Mag.a Mevlida Mešanović, BEd, Institut für Katechetik und Religionspädagogik, Universität Graz, Teresa Molinaro, Bachelorstudentin Kunstgeschichte und Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Lena Riesenberger, Bachelorstudentin Anglistik/Amerikanistik und Lehramt Sekundarstufe (AB), Universität Graz, Robert Riesenhuber, BSc, Masterstudent der Global Studies, Universität Graz, Sarah Sadeghi, BA, Masterstudentin der Global Studies, Universität Graz, Gabriele Schrümpf, BA, Masterstudentin der Europäischen Ethnologie, Universität Graz, Dr. Thomas Schweitzer, NAWI Graz Koordinationsbüro, Universität Graz, Victoria Shmidt, Ph.D., Institut für Geschichte, Universität Graz, Katharina Veits, BA, Masterstudentin der Interdisziplinären Geschlechterstudien, Universität Graz, Cordula Weitgruber, BA BA BA, Masterstudentin der Europäischen Ethnologie, Universität Graz, Mag.a Eva Wenig, Institut für Katechetik und Religionspädagogik, Universität Graz, Dr.in Sophie Whybrew M.A., Zentrum für Genderforschung und Diversität, Kunstuniversität Graz, Ilse Wieser, Koordinationsstelle für Geschlechterstudien und Gleichstellung, Universität Graz, Chia-Tyan Yang, Pianistin und ehrenamtliche Generalsekretärin der gemeinnützigen Organisation „Live Music Now Steiermark“, Mag.a Edith Zitz, inspire - Bildung und Beteiligung, Daniel Zivkocić, Masterstudent der Global Studies, Universität Graz
Partners
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University of Graz